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Teaching Moments
By James A. Baumann

When it comes to combating homophobia, housing staff can be both educators and activists.

Through the years, there have been great strides in the ways that college and university campuses welcome gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. Campuses work to create inclusive programs. Policies such as gender-neutral housing are crafted. Organizations such as Campus Pride publically rank GLBT-friendly schools as well as organize educational and activist resources. Yet for all the progress there remain untold numbers of instances of harassment, prejudice, and homophobia. Some of those instances receive headlines, such as the case of Tyler Clementi’s harassment and subsequent suicide. However, most of them remain unreported and under the radar, demonstrating that work remains to be done. In the book Acting Out! Combating
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Homophobia Through Teacher Activism (Teachers College Press, 2010), editors Mollie V. Blackburn, Caroline T. Clark, Lauren M. Kenney, and Jill M. Smith share stories from a variety of backgrounds that display ways in which teachers can create a safe learning environment while challenging homophobia as well as heterosexism. Since its release, the National Council of Teachers of English and the National Association for Multicultural Education have awarded the book, and it also won the AERA Queer Studies SIG Body of Work Award. Though the book is initially directed toward elementary, middle, and high school teachers, the lessons and examples included are also applicable to the teaching and activism that occurs in residence halls. With



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Talking Stick - January/February 2013
Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Business Operations
Special Focus
Calendar
From Shovel to Ribbon
All the World’s a Page
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
New Members
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Cover2
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - 1
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - 2
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Contents
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - 5
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Vision
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - 7
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Just In
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - 9
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - 10
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - 11
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Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Your ACUHO-I
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Business Operations
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Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Special Focus
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Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Calendar
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - From Shovel to Ribbon
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Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - All the World’s a Page
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Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - First Takes
Talking Stick - January/February 2013 - Reporting Out
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